Sentences with phrase «know whether charters»

In 2010, Education Next magazine conducted a poll in which 80 percent of respondents didn't know whether charter schools could hold church service or charge tuition (they can't do either).

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The Assembly continues to have «concerns,» according to the governor, who said he will submit an application regardless of whether there's an agreement on lifting the charter school cap because «you never know, we might win.»

In this issue's cover story, Veronique de Rugy and Kathryn Newmark say it's too early to know whether a catastrophe has swept away one of the country's most corrupt and ineffectual school systems, replacing it with a network of competing, privately managed charter schools.

The only way to know with confidence whether charters cause better outcomes is to look at randomized control trials (RCTs) in which students are assigned by lottery to attending a charter school or a traditional public school.

For example, when asked whether charter schools are free to teach religion (they are not), or whether they can charge tuition (they can not), almost two - thirds of the public confesses to not knowing the answer and another quarter offers the wrong answer.

On the NAEP exams in reading and mathematics, students in charter schools perform no better than those in regular public schools, whether one looks at black, Hispanic or low - income students, or students in urban districts.

And second, it's impossible to know whether «selection effects» played a role — whether the new charter schools performed better because they attracted better students.

The central problem with making growth the polestar of accountability systems, as Mike Petrilli and Aaron Churchill argue in «Stop Focusing on Proficiency Rates When Evaluating Schools,» is that it is only convincing if one is rating schools from the perspective of a charter authorizer or local superintendent who wants to know whether a given school is boosting the achievement of its pupils, worsening their achievement, or holding it in some kind of steady state.

It's entirely possible that charters are offering a safer option for students in L.A. as in NYC — but unfortunately, there's no way for parents to know whether that's true.

Whether it is «no - excuses» schools sucking up most of the charter school movement's oxygen (and funding, and cap space) or the rush to adopt new classroom technologies before teachers are ready (or want) to use them, reformers often get ahead of themselves in their quest for scale.

Did you know that if HB 634 passes, your local school board will have no say whether a charter school can open within your community?

This year he won the endorsement of the California Teachers Association when he answered «no» to whether charters should expand in the state.

Now for this piece — and I know this is going to make some people on both sides very angry — we're going to set aside whether or not charter schools are a good idea in principle.

I don't know about whether there is anything unlawful going on and harmful is a subjective concept at times like these but the Hartford Courant story does provide us with an opportunity to take a moment to review what we do know about the charter school and education reform effort.

The relevant question today is no longer whether charter schools are good or bad as a group.

(Also see: Ex-principal of Franklin Towne charter files whistle - blower suit — Philadelphia Inquirer) It is hard to tell what the outcome of this case was but due to the nature of the allegations, it is incumbent on the district to know whether any settlement resulted and for what kinds of alleged actions before considering handing over more students to this company.

Waiting for Charters There is no way to know what kind of charter - schools bill Mississippi will get, whether on the off chance Bryant still tries to convene a special session this year or whether lawmakers start over from scratch in 2013.

And learning how to walk in a straight line, as required by many charter schools, won't determine whether we know how to behave as adults.

Whether you are a new or veteran charter school leader, business manager, board member, teacher or just someone wanting to know more about the charter school community, the Conference has something for you.

Six Senate Republicans voted against SB 618, but Warren said she did not yet know whether her for - profit charter ban amendment would receive bipartisan support.

Rabinowitz questioned whether the embattled charter organization, also known as Family Urban Schools of Excellence, should continue running Dunbar School under a year - old arrangement through the state Commissioner's Network, a reform initiative that gives millions in extra funding to struggling schools that implement a three - to 5 - year «turnaround» plan.

«Parents no longer believe that a one - size - fits - all model of learning meets the needs of every child, and they know other options exist, whether magnet, virtual, charter, home, religious, or any combination thereof.

«FBI and the Departments of Labor and Education — were investigating whether some charter school employees were kicking back part of their salaries to a Muslim movement founded by Gulen known as Hizmet.»

Some studies in both Massachusetts and New York City have found that a «No Excuses» educational approach — characterized by mandated intensive tutoring, longer instruction times, frequent teacher feedback, strict disciplinary policies, and high expectations for students — is a common feature among charter schools with the biggest positive effects (however, the most effective of these schools are located in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods, making it difficult to disentangle whether this is due to the No Excuses approach or sub-par public school alternatives).

The case also highlights once again the BBC's corporate strategy of using an FOI derogation, or legal «opt - out» clause, to withhold a wide range of material from citizens who wish to know whether the BBC is fulfilling its statutory obligations under its royal charter.

That decision provides guidance on how to determine whether administrative decision makers have properly exercised their statutory discretion in accordance with the Charter, emphasizing that «the protection of Charter guarantees is a fundamental and pervasive obligation, no matter which adjudicative forum is applying it»: [4].

Once again, the Court will have to determine whether it should uphold its own precedent and leave a difficult ethical conundrum to the democratic process, or whether it should override its own holding based on the contention that the Charter no longer means what it once did.

Furthermore, the Court of Appeal would like to know whether Digital Rights Ireland expands the scope of Articles 7 and / or 8 of the Charter beyond that of Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), as interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Assuming that the above changes in Bill C - 31 withstand the inevitable Charter challenges that are no doubt coming, the Conservatives will years from now have to ask themselves whether the 9 % and 7 % further reductions that Bill C - 31 achieved were worth the political cost.

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